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Pune: BJ Medical College and Sassoon General Hospital will now undertake ‘targeted’ genome sequencing of 50 tuberculosis samples. These samples would be sequenced as per World Health Organisation (WHO)’s genome Atlas to analyse the genetic makeup of mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacterium that causes TB.BJ Medical College is now undertaking ‘targeted’ genome sequencing of samples from…

Pune: A 70-year-old woman ended up with a fractured leg and her husband (75) was also injured after three men barged into their house and attacked them with iron rods before fleeing with 60g of gold jewellery worth Rs3 lakh at Kathapur village in Ambegaon taluka, about 77km from the city, in the early hours…

Pune: A controversy has erupted over BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Medha Kulkarni’s demand that Pune railway station be renamed after Peshwa Bajirao I. Kulkarni claimed that she sought the renaming during a meeting of Pune and Solapur division railway officials of Central Railway with public representatives on Monday.The MP said, “Be it a railway station…

Pune: A 25-year-old resident of Karvenagar riding pillion died, while his friend, who was riding the motorcycle, suffered injuries after a speeding truck hit their two-wheeler from the rear on the Wadgaon bridge along the Katraj-Dehu Road Bypass around 5.15am on Sunday. The truck also hit a car from the rear after hitting the motorcycle….

Pune: A six-year-old boy died while crossing Ranjangaon-Ozar road after a van knocked him down. The incident occurred in Pondewadi in Ambegaon taluka around 3.30pm on Sunday. Pargaon police arrested the driver, a resident of Shrigonda in Ahilyanagar, on the charge of causing death by negligence. The deceased boy was identified as Shivraj Rode of…

Pune: The Suryadatta Group of Institutes, Bavdhan, marked the 11th International Yoga Day with a one-of-its-kind mega event — Surya Yog Dhyanathon 2025, combining silence, synchronized yoga, and spiritual chanting. Held under the theme “A Rhythm of Body and Mind for Holistic Wellbeing,” the event aimed to harmonize physical and mental energies, drawing over 900…

Pune, one of India’s leading IT and educational hubs, has launched a city-wide “E-waste Initiative” to address the growing challenge of electronic waste. The campaign, currently underway, calls for collective action from communities and stakeholders to build a more sustainable urban future.The initiative comes at a time when the Pune Municipal Corporation’s waste-to-energy project has…

Pune: On Thursday, Wagholi police arrested Sunil Kamble (40) of Warje Malwadi and recovered a pick-van, which he stole from the Lonavla area about a year ago. A Wagholi police team, led by Senior Police Inspector Yuvraj Hande, took Kamble into custody from the Wagholi market area on a tip-off. TNNPune: On Thursday, Wagholi police…

Pune: In a hit-and-run accident, Satish Gangawane (32) of Bahul village in Khed taluka died after he was knocked down by an unknown vehicle. The accident occurred around 6am on Saturday, June 21, at Bahul village when the victim was walking along the Chakan-Shikrapur Road. A case of causing death by negligence was registered with…